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U.S. CITES 50 FOR FAKES: The U.S. has singled out 50 countries that failed to adequately enforce intellectual property protection and counterfeit products, including apparel, and listed them in an annual report. Among the countries on the U.S. Trade…

NEW YORK — Further preparing itself for a buyout or initial public offering, DuPont Textiles & Interiors made several changes to its board and senior-level management Thursday, confirming reports in WWD this week.

WASHINGTON — Congress edged closer Thursday to preventing the European Union from levying $4 billion in punitive tariffs on U.S. imports, including $100 million in apparel and textiles, but the issue is far from resolved.

CHARITY CASE: The stars are coming out in droves to support cancer research. Following the news that Nicole Kidman had signed on for Saks Fifth Avenue’s Key to the Cure campaign in September, now comes word that Jennifer Connelly, Salma Hayek and…

SAN FRANCISCO — A crowd of several hundred Levi Strauss & Co. employees, joined by this city’s mayor and a few top retailers and suppliers, packed into the square in front of the firm’s headquarters Thursday to mark the…

PARK TO LANCOME: Elizabeth Park, former senior vice president of makeup marketing at Prescriptives, has joined Lancôme as the L’Oréal USA brand’s vice president of makeup marketing. Park succeeds Elizabeth Mankin, who has moved…

NEW YORK — Avon Products Inc. has formed strategic alliances with Atlantic Records, University of Phoenix, American Legacy and the Makeup Alley Internet beauty site in a sharing of resources for the Aug. 1 launch of Avon’s new youth brand,…

Tuesday, April 22nd marked the fifth annual International Design Competition Styles 2003, and, as with any other event with Gen Art at its helm, the evening celebrated innovation. A panel of judges who included designers Nicole Miller, Norma Kamali,…

NEW YORK — “I had these looks bagged, labeled and very carefully organized on a rack,” boomed André Leon Talley to an assistant, who had been dispatched only moments before to retrieve a bag of evening shoes, but had instead returned with a…

MOVING OUT?: In what would be a blow for the Hearst Corp., several industry sources said Thursday that its chief photographer, Patrick Demarchelier, is in serious negotiations with Condé Nast about coming over to the company, where he previously…

NEW YORK — It seems that Ralph Lauren’s favorite color is blue these days. After launching the highly successful Polo Blue last fall, the brand is following up with a women’s scent, Ralph Lauren Blue. Coming in September, the…

GENEVA — The war in Iraq might be over but the strong feelings and deep political divisions the conflict prompted could result in billions of dollars in consumer boycotts on both sides of the Atlantic, according to a survey conducted in the U.S.,…

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Breaking: @cushnieetochs’ co-founders @carlycushnie and @ochsmichelle are parting ways. After a 10-year run, Ochs is leaving the brand. Get the full story on WWD.com – link in bio. #wwdnews #wwdfashion

@maybelline’s Kanako Takase had snow bunnies in mind when creating the beauty look for @philipppleininternational. Playing off of the bedazzled snowboards in the collection, Takase mixed two highlighters together for a luminous sheen. #wwdbeauty #nyfw (📷: @jilliansollazzo)

“There’s a huge gap between the old way of doing things and today. It takes the youth to help evolve that. You have to count on the kids today to help lead you into the future. A lot of these retailers are stuck in the past. Communication is the biggest thing,” said @ronniefieg of @kith on the youth’s role in retail. On Monday night, Jeff Staple moderated a keynote session with Fieg and @syresmith at Assembly - a series of workshops, talks and keynotes addressing topics or issues in the apparel industry. Head to WWD.com to read more advice from Fieg and what Smith thinks of his dad @willsmith’s Instagram account and sustainability (📷: @weston.wells)

@joansmalls closed the @michaelkors fall 2018 show in black sequined pants and a varsity T printed with 19 on the front and 81 on the back. 1981 – the year Kors went into business. #wwdfashion #nfyw (📷: @giovanni_giannoni_photo)

“You think your life is going to be a certain way, and nothing you thought would happen ends up happening. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I’d be designing clothes and working with Mickey Drexler, and building something I’m deeply proud of,” said Jenna Lyons. Nine months after leaving @jcrew, Lyons is exploring the meaning of happiness. Read the interview, where Lyons talks about reinvention and more on WWD.com – link in bio. #wwdfashion (📷: Farrell) #jennalyons #jcrew